Story of an Hour
This is the name of Mrs. Mallard’s husband.
Brently Mallard
This is the name of the poet who wrote the poem.
Who is Phillis Wheatley?
This is the main reason the Declaration was written.
What is to explain why the colonies are declaring independence from Britain?
This point of view allows the narrator to know the thoughts and feelings of all characters in the story.
What is third-person omniscient?
This girl leads the accusations and wants to be with John Proctor.
Who is Abigail Williams?
This event sets the story in motion and causes Mrs. Mallard’s emotional journey to begin.
What is this called on the plot diagram
What is the news that Brently Mallard has died in a train accident?
The poem talks about this historical system in which people were forced to work without freedom.
Slavery
The Declaration uses this type of appeal by describing unfair treatment, suffering, and repeated abuses by the king.
What is pathos?
When an author shows a character’s personality through actions, thoughts, or dialogue instead of directly describing them, this type of characterization is being used.
What is indirect characterization?
This farmer struggles with guilt over his past mistake with Abigail.
Who is John Proctor?
Mrs. Mallard goes to this specific place in the house after hearing the news.
What is her bedroom (or upstairs room)?
Wheatley emphasizes this belief system throughout the poem.
What is Christianity?
When Jefferson lists many complaints against King George III, he is using this persuasive strategy.
What is repetition (or listing evidence)?
These three persuasive strategies are used to convince an audience through logic, emotion, and credibility.
What are logos, pathos, and ethos?
This character is respected in Salem and is accused of witchcraft after refusing to confess.
Who is Rebecca Nurse?
When Mrs. Mallard whispers “Free, free, free!” she is realizing this about her future.
What is that she will have independence/freedom?
In the poem, the word “refin’d” most closely means this.
What is improved or made better?
In the final paragraphs, Jefferson urges the colonies to do this.
What is declare themselves free and independent states?
When a text refers to a well-known historical, religious, or literary figure or event, it is using this device.
What is an allusion?
This character works for the court, delivers arrest warrants, and helps enforce the judges’ orders during the trials.
Ezekiel Cheever
At the end of the story, the doctors say Mrs. Mallard died of this. And what figurative language is that?
What is “the joy that kills”?
Wheatley argues that Black people and white people are equal in this way.
What is spiritually equal (or equal before God)?
This section of the Declaration lists the colonists’ complaints against King George III.
What are the grievances?
This type of irony occurs when what happens is the opposite of what is expected.
What is situational irony?
This judge is determined to prove the girls are telling the truth.
Who is Deputy Governor Danforth?